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Chapter 38 Uchiha Itachi, Your Family is...

Akihara Kagura achieved her goal.

Shimura Danzo certainly didn't doubt Akihara Kagura's betrayal, but her sudden change to this arrogant attitude was somewhat unsatisfactory.

This honeymoon period of getting along so well felt like a lie.

Kagura Akihara felt that her boss, Danzo Shimura, had a problem with his attitude. Once he realized that he had something on someone, he would act as if he could crush them at any time. How could anyone be loyal to him?

Danzo Shimura did not think there was anything wrong with his attitude.

This old man had been using this method to control his subordinates for many years without any problems, so he didn't feel that anything was wrong.

Ninja...

Isn't it just a tool for use?

As long as the tool works, why does it matter how it's used?

Akihara Kagura glanced back at Shimura Danzo and felt that the two of them could never go back to the way things were. In the end, she had become her boss's tool.

"What are you still looking at?"

Shimura Danzo glanced coldly at Akihara Kagura and said in a cold voice, "From now on, do not refer to yourself as 'A'. Starting today, you are not allowed to use the Root's code name anymore."

"Yes, Lord Danzo."

Akihara Kagura slowly lowered her head and left the office.

Although Akihara Kagura disliked the code name "A" from the beginning, there's a difference between not wanting to use it and having it taken away from you...

If I allow Lord Danzo to live too peacefully in the future, then I, as his subordinate, would be failing in my duty.

In the following days, Shimura Danzo ignored Akihara Kagura completely, even canceling her dedicated ninjutsu training ground. He showed no regard for her feelings and returned to the right path, treating her as nothing more than an ordinary tool.

The third round of the Chunin Exams arrived as scheduled.

As the most convenient place to showcase the battle between genin, the exam was held in a circular training field. Spectators could watch the final exam from the stands above the training field, making it a rare and grand event for the villagers.

Most of the family members of the candidates who ultimately took the third exam would come to watch how their loved ones performed. The candidates would chat with their family and friends before entering the exam room.

Two people are the most eye-catching.

One of them was Itachi Uchiha.

Itachi Uchiha's father was Fugaku Uchiha, the captain of the Konoha Police Force, making him the family member with the highest status and strength among all the examinees.

Father Fugaku Uchiha, mother Mikoto Uchiha, younger brother Sasuke Uchiha, best friends Shisui Uchiha and Izumi Uchiha, and some Uchiha clan members who came to join in the fun all came to the examination hall for the third exam to cheer on their clan's genius boy.

"Nisan!"

Uchiha Sasuke clung to his brother's arm, pouting, and said, "Hurry up and pass the exam, then come practice shuriken with me!"

"Okay~"

Itachi patted his younger brother's head and smiled gently.

"Sasuke, don't disturb your brother."

Fugaku Uchiha glanced at his youngest son, then surveyed the surrounding examinees, his gaze settling on a lone figure: "That little fellow, is that the Wood Release ninja you mentioned at home, Akihara Kagura?"

"Yes, Dad."

Uchiha Itachi's expression turned serious as he recalled his encounter in the Forest of Death: "Akihara Kagura's Wood Release is very strong; I've never seen such an amazing technique before..."

"Those wooden dragons that seem to be alive?"

Fugaku Uchiha pondered for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "The Uchiha clan is not without countermeasures, but unfortunately your Sharingan level is not high enough..."

"That child..."

Mikoto Uchiha glanced at Kagura Akihara in the distance, frowned slightly, and asked, "Don't you have any family or friends?"

"He was Danzo's subordinate."

Fugaku Uchiha had already learned some information about Akihara Kagura from his son, and coldly said, "Danzo's subordinates are all tools skilled only at killing and carrying out missions. They must have been trained from a young age, so naturally they wouldn't have any relatives."

Because of his identity, Fugaku Uchiha had to show Danzo outward respect, but he knew in his heart that Danzo Shimura had always been full of hostility towards the Uchiha clan.

Having such a powerful Wood Release ninja among Shimura Danzo's subordinates is not a good thing for his clan; it's clearly a tactic used against them.

Everyone knows...

Wood Release once defeated the Uchiha.

"Itachi, defeat him."

Fugaku Uchiha put his hand on his son's shoulder.

"..."

Uchiha Itachi nodded with a composure beyond his years.

The third exam gave them a few days to rest. Uchiha Itachi already knew that Akihara Kagura was a powerful Wood Release ninja, so he naturally wouldn't waste this time. He specifically asked his friend Uchiha Shisui to help him train and cultivate.

"Nissan will definitely win!"

Uchiha Sasuke clung to his brother's arm, refusing to let go, and proudly proclaimed, "No one, no matter who it is, can be a match for you, brother!"

Uchiha Sasuke's voice was a bit loud, which inevitably attracted the attention of the other contestants, and many people's eyes swept over in this direction.

"All candidates, please enter the examination room!"

The examiner for the third exam has arrived.

The examiner for the third exam was named Genma Shiranui. This examiner liked to have a senbon stick in his mouth as a toothpick and had a cynical look on his face.

A group of examinees bid farewell to their relatives and friends and strode into the examination hall, but when they saw Uchiha Itachi and Akihara Kagura, they slowed down a few steps and fell behind.

"That kid with Wood Release is too strong..."

"Even if he advances, he will never be a match for him."

"It's okay. Our teacher told us not to worry about winning or losing. The examiners won't calculate our scores based on wins or losses, but rather on our performance in battle. They'll determine if we're qualified to be promoted to Chunin. Just do your best..."

"It seems we still have hope..."

At the front of the line.

Akihara Kagura and Uchiha Itachi walked side by side.

Uchiha Itachi glanced at Akihara Kagura beside him and suddenly said, "I'm sorry, but this time I must win. I have a reason not to lose."

"It's okay."

Akihara Kagura appeared quite casual, seemingly unconcerned about winning or losing the exam. Instead, she brought up the people outside the arena: "Did your younger brother believe you could win?"

"Yes."

Itachi Uchiha nodded and said in a deep voice, "I don't want to disappoint my father, and I can't disappoint Sasuke. I must help him fulfill what he said."

"You seem to have a good relationship with your family..."

Akihara Kagura slowly offered a compliment, remarking, "Looking at them now, they really are a happy family..."

"Thanks."

Itachi Uchiha's attitude immediately softened.

Second update!

(End of this chapter)